tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625Tue, 07 Oct 2014 05:18:14 +0000homiesgangster movie marathonmúsicabike lovebikesprop 8san franciscoscenes from the bikey laneinsomniamission lifescorseseIMSMISandersonborderoutdia de los muertos9/11/01familia lovegender differenceslos mandadoslpmemoriesmission districtpacinovideosatxbike basketscough coughdaddy texicanelliott smithimovie 6mad menmama texicanmoviesnew yorkpilar diazsan franciversetexasukelelebikey friendsblahbrokeback mountaincholocritical massday of the deaddolores parkgirl in comai love you austininspirationsleelowridersmac forumsneattasticplastilina moshrudo y cursisan antoniosense and sensibilityserpicosunday streetstarantino20108 1/2bicycle film festivalbike helmetsbirthdaybobertinacalacascancer suckscastroco-brocovering the coveragedebbie downerdubydwbearthquakesel machoespnfellinifleet week sucksgeeking outgood timeshappy new yearimovie 8jukeboxjulieta venegasladies bike ridelady beelove lovemariachimean 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then: newyork. now: california.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (calitexican)Blogger357125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-843315029201103969Wed, 20 Feb 2013 19:41:00 +00002013-02-21T12:09:46.229-08:00love lovelpmemoriesnew memoriesthe universe is a strange and wonderful placeand it brought you to me. i don't expect this post to make much sense to anyone, but if it does, that's great. thank you. a million times, thank you. <br><img src="http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0041/2952/products/hands_shopify_small.jpg?193">http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-universe-is-strange-and-wonderful.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-5307120621456815821Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:16:00 +00002011-11-14T23:19:32.783-08:002011blahmehwishesthe wind...the wind is taking me to and fro...<br />where i will end up, i don't know.<br /><br />and in other news:<br />am just feeling super over-extended. if it's not personal extra-curricular activities, it's professional. am just wishing had time to breathe.<br /><br />and now...back to work.<br /><br />what a strange year. :-/http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2011/11/wind.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-1171809503241700913Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:51:00 +00002011-11-02T12:51:59.837-07:00day of the deaddia de los muertoshappy dia de los muertos!i only miss you every day<br /><br /><iframe width="420" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/VR_hPPV8td8" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2011/11/happy-dia-de-los-muertos.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-1151948006216239522Wed, 03 Aug 2011 07:30:00 +00002011-08-03T00:53:02.395-07:00catcallinghierarchymalesughwalking in the citywtfcatcallin' while strollin' on city sidewalks...as i grow older, the catcalls are not as obvious. i would like to think that is because of the more informed, aware and mature male folk. i am getting older, so i do think some of the catcalls are getting reserved for the younger generation. ugh. that is a burden i do not want to pass onto my younger sister-folk.<br /><br />i noticed two types today as i was walking, rather fast, to meet up with a friend after saying goodbye to another friend:<br /><br />1. three guys walking on the sidewalk as i am walking towards them. the three exchange glances as i power on through. the guys, being a bit older themselves, say, "hello," "hi, have a good night." i have to say, this is the more mature catcall, so when males say this to me, i do respond to try to have this positive reinforcement for all females who are walking about their business. i say, "thanks, have a good night." revolutionary? perhaps. i like to think that the guys may have had some talking to in the past as to what is and is not appropriate. i did hear them chatter about me as i walked past, but it wasn't derogatory. <br /><br />2. there were another set of three guys hanging out together as i continued walking. (all of this catcalling was on the same block, i might add). i was still processing the relative politeness of the last "catcall" when one of these three said, "wow." they all looked at me up and down like i was a piece of meat when i passed. i walked by them without saying a word. the one that said "wow" presumably said, "did she hear me?" and they were like, "no, i don't think so." and he said, "but she looked at us out of the corner of her eye." and i did. cause grossssssssssss. and then the other two were assuring him as i shuffled away that i hadn't heard him and i wasn't looking at him.<br /><br />why would they want to encourage that catcall other than he, perhaps saw me as a passive piece of meat that would not respond. and i didn't, but not because i'm passive. he was exercising his male power in our masculine society that puts me on the bottom, and i do not like being singled out for being female. (SPOILER ALERT TO HETERO MALES: no women do, mkay? so don't even try.) <br /><br />this is why if you are going to catcall me for appreciating my curves, or me being lower on your perceived hierarchy of things to assert your power over....just be nice. say, "have a nice evening," and be on your merry fucking way. that way i can also wish that you "have a nice evening for not singling me out for being a piece of meat pathetic female" without wanting to rip your adams apple from your throat. <br /><br />and on that note (hey, that rhymes....), good night.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2011/08/catcallin-while-strollin-on-city.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-3896729213477227371Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:15:00 +00002011-02-27T22:03:38.771-08:00amigaamigosdaddy texicanday of the deaddia de los muertosfamilia loveSWBTIIFKACPteatea lovethoughts between cups of teatoday i pay the universe back. someone very dear to me once did something for me i cannot possibly repay. and today i have the chance to pay the universe back.<div><br /></div><div>i can't say this will be easy or that i will not break down. i remember picking up aforementioned person after implied "thing (and/or) action," and he was sobbing. that memory sticks in my mind like toffee candy in my mouth. it's not a good thing, but it's not a bad thing either. it's certainly not neutral. </div><div><br /></div><div>and now, on my way to doing what it is i'm going to do, i make a couple of cups of tea. the first one wakes me up. the second makes me pause. someone else very dear to me gave me those various blends of tea for my birthday. it's such a small gesture that means so much to me. tea nourishes my mind, my soul. and in these moments, even though i'm not around him, i feel his warmth, love and good nature through those cups of tea. and for that, i'm eternally grateful for the opportunity to tell him, very simply, "thank you."</div><div><br /></div><div>and now, off to start my day. kthx. baiii.</div>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2011/02/thoughts-between-cups-of-tea.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-5860552931444381474Sun, 02 Jan 2011 19:29:00 +00002011-01-02T11:35:32.192-08:00david lynchdeath valleyhappy new yearinspirationspleasantly quirkyhappy new year!i cannot believe 2010 is gone. it has been fantastic. <div><br /></div><div>a bunch of us decided to go to one of the most desolated areas on the planet for new years, death valley. as we drove in in the pitch black, i could not help but think of both tim burton and david lynch. i would not be surprised at all if they were both inspired by the strangeness of death valley. strange how? that needs to be figured out on your own, but here are a few pictures that perhaps illustrate the pleasant quirkiness of it all. </div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/5316907344/"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/5316845796/" title="merry lynch to you by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5164/5316845796_e24ca0a9c0_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="merry lynch to you" /></a></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/5316948742/" title="grotto canyon by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/5316948742_a0d3baf008_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="grotto canyon" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/5316539139/" title="happy new year by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5050/5316539139_d6b8d00d3c_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="happy new year" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">i cannot wait to see what is in store for 2011. happy new year to you all.</div>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2011/01/happy-new-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-5757542259608290217Wed, 22 Dec 2010 19:54:00 +00002010-12-22T11:56:00.991-08:002010familia lovei love you austinlove lovehome sweet homeoh yes i am. time to drink in the accents and holiday moods.<br /><br />time for family.<br /><br />time to contemplate and strategize.<br /><br />new year. 2010 has been a good one. can't wait for 2011 to be even better. :)http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/12/home-sweet-home.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-6156702829520886126Thu, 28 Oct 2010 05:17:00 +00002010-10-27T22:19:11.275-07:00blahand then...and then i could have kept walking up and up and up and up forever, never noticing the landing i was on, never noticing where i was, never caring, just going up and up and up and away, far away from wherever i am now.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/10/and-then.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-8385661083667649764Sat, 18 Sep 2010 17:25:00 +00002010-09-18T10:36:14.414-07:00pilar diazukelelevideosdream showso, this show happened in el lay awhile back that was pretty much one of my dream shows: pilar diaz opening up for aterciopelados. while i was able to see both of them recently, if separately, the combo of these two within the span of a few hours might have just blown my mind.<br /><br />pilar posted a video up on her <a href="http://www.pilardiazmusic.com/">website</a>. i believe it is a newish song of hers, but i might be mistaken. i first heard it at the show in SF, and there were people singing along. oh, those megafans ;)<br /><br /><object width="400" height="258"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSlyo9KNaxo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zSlyo9KNaxo?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="286"></embed></object>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/09/dream-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-3506485963585491255Tue, 14 Sep 2010 04:51:00 +00002010-09-13T22:00:32.023-07:00good timessan franciverseSMFFtime healspurikura adventures (SMFF)in a couple of posts down i hinted at hanging out w/ <a href="http://www.rioyanez.com/">rio</a> and <a href="http://flickr.com/photos/meligrosa">meli</a>. so here's a video that rio made while we were creating our purikura pics. upon seeing the results, someone told me, i needed to take my "photoshop" away. NEVER!! heehee.<div><br /></div><div><object width="450" height="286"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/aLS_PzcECEc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/aLS_PzcECEc?fs=1&amp;hl=en_US&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="450" height="286"></embed></object></div><div><br /></div><div>and to see the rest of the pics, please look <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elrio/sets/72157622297750195/">here</a>. and read about our SMFF time <a href="http://rioyanez.com/2010/09/01/purikura-adventures-with-meligrosa-and-the-calitexican/">here</a>. </div><div><br /></div><div>ok.....time for me to think about something else now. kthx.</div>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/09/purikura-adventures-smff.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-877451814903477198Fri, 10 Sep 2010 23:56:00 +00002010-09-10T17:07:32.243-07:009/11/01ptsd9 years ago todayright now (well, time change makes it not quite exact) i was getting ready to get off of work and go out w/ the ex, the roommates, the co-workers, the friends.<br /><br />got my first cell phone. a red nokia. oh hai, why do i have a crappy area code?<br /><br />drank ourselves silly until 2 to 4 in the morning. i don't remember. it was a monday. we were in our early 20s.<br /><br />ended up saving our friend's life. he was late to work on tuesday. good thing too because about 100 of his coworkers died that day. 103rd floor of the WTC. he was one of two boys from birmingham, england that worked in that building. the other one didn't make it.<br /><br />PTSD is starting to set in. i feel it in the forearms. i hate this feeling. and tomorrow, tomorrow will feel like it was yesterday. as it has for the past 8 years. what a godawful horrible horrible day that was.<br /><br />and the day after that when the smell of death and old burnt computers and asbestos lingered in the air. i will never forget that smell and i hope to never smell it again.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/09/9-years-ago-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-4841806102452292540Fri, 27 Aug 2010 07:06:00 +00002010-08-27T00:56:42.826-07:002.0 run insart showgirl in comapatassan franciversebricks.blocks.brokes.well, not quite broken writer blocks, but i'm beginning to see the cracks in the foundation in the brick wall currently residing in my brain. phew.........<br /><br />i realize a lot of my creativity is currently being usurped by developing different aspects of the (hopefully) ongoing anti-oppression series i've been involved with as of late. these epic marathon meetings remind me of stuff my mom used to drag me to when i was little and bored. always running to find a corner to hide in or a desk to crawl under and read a book. always reading a book. tonight's meeting? 4.5 hours. newaze....<br /><br />this past week has been pretty jam packed full of bloggie 2.0 collisions. started with the <a href="http://rioyanez.com/2010/08/20/mission-icons-in-a-time-of-change/">mission icons in a time of change exhibit</a> over at the levis workshop. ran into my buddy dean and made him my "plus one" cause his roommate, my original "plus one" was like whatevers, later.<br /><br />so we stuck around and had a randomly fun evening. the kind that are best found in SF, but do exist, to a certain extent, in nyc.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4931580598/" title="Untitled by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4101/4931580598_52e230ecc5.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="400" /></a><br /></div><br />which turned into<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4930996973/" title="4 faces of dean by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4097/4930996973_958c2aa60f.jpg" alt="4 faces of dean" width="400" height="400" /></a><br /></div><br />which eventually turned into<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4931650924/" title="Black, grey &amp; red all over by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4139/4931650924_e8c09ddaac.jpg" alt="Black, grey &amp; red all over" width="300" height="400" /></a><br /></div><br />and DEN it lead to this:<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elrio/4925034573/" title="Photo by Meli by El Rio, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4925034573_127bc00115.jpg" alt="Photo by Meli" width="400" height="300" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/meligrosa">photo by meli</a> w/ <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elrio/">rio's camera</a></span><br /></div><br />and then we made plans to do <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/elrio/sets/72157622297750195/">this</a>.<br /><br />so... yah! super fun meeting you <a href="http://www.rioyanez.com/">rio</a>! finally the sanfranciverse collided in awesome ways. yet again.<br /><br />the CTX + ms. grosa con a huge directing dash of rio coming soon to a bloggie flickr page near you.<br /><br />and for now. that. is. all.<br />kthx.<br /><br />c/s,<br />CTXhttp://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/08/bricksblocksbrokes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-2618344129652922806Fri, 20 Aug 2010 04:31:00 +00002010-08-19T21:33:29.584-07:00blahwriters block can kiss my culo.....have had the absolute worst writer's block lately. i have a zillion things floating around in my brain, per usual, but nothing wants to escape. it kinda sucks. ok, it kinda really sucks. <div><br /></div><div>see, there goes an example of it right there.</div><div><br /></div><div>so yes, silted in the brain, hopefully not forever. </div><div><br /></div><div>kthx.</div><div><br /></div><div>c/s,</div><div>ctx.</div>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/08/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-1526482881683683245Wed, 30 Jun 2010 06:45:00 +00002010-06-30T12:58:31.914-07:00summersunsetsthoughts and thingssummer sunsas i've been spending a lot of time away from the introspection that i normally tend to delve into when left alone with my thoughts (a dangerous pastime...i know), i haven't been posting as much lately. <div><br /></div><div>but apparently i've accumulated some time watching the sun set. </div><div><br /></div><div>sometimes i'm alone.</div><div><br /></div><div><a title="White buttery sunset by calitexican, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4689541339/"><img alt="White buttery sunset" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4689541339_8dd8c9e846.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>sometimes i'm with a special someone.</div><div><br /></div><div><a title="Saturday sunset by calitexican, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4681133372/"><img alt="Saturday sunset" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4003/4681133372_2f413afa94.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>sometimes i'm with lots of special someones. </div><div><br /></div><div><a title="The HMB bike posse by calitexican, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4740628731/"><img alt="The HMB bike posse" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4118/4740628731_bcfdcf380a.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>and yes, it's cold in california here in the summertime. sometimes. </div><div><br /></div><div><a title="Fun in the sun &amp;amp; sand by calitexican, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4741257572/"><img alt="Fun in the sun &amp;amp; sand" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4094/4741257572_1dfc72d574.jpg" width="400" height="300" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>sometimes it's not cold and the sun is a blaze of fiery orange as it fades into the ocean, continuing to race its way across the globe in the way it has been for as long as the earth has been turning upon its axis.</div><div><br /></div><div><a title="Butter sunset 3 by calitexican, on Flickr" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4710558213/"><img alt="Butter sunset 3" src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4051/4710558213_557d3a113a.jpg" width="360" height="400" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>the sun helps calm me down and put things into perspective. perhaps this is why i'm fascinated with it. and why not? constant and steady. these are things that i like right now, and will like for the foreseeable future.</div><div><br /></div><div>that is all. for now. i hope all is well.</div>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/06/summer-suns.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-6421818150274559805Wed, 05 May 2010 14:35:00 +00002010-05-05T07:47:58.441-07:00julieta venegasmúsica"dime si te causo una revolución"at work i listen to a variety of internet radio, with kcrw being a daily check in. last week julieta venegas showed up to do a performance, and i was all about it. <br /><br />as i'm going to see her tonight in oakland, i thought i'd share the video of that performance.<br /><br /><object width="424" height="421"><param name="movie" value="http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb100427julieta_venegas/embed-video"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/mb/mb100427julieta_venegas/embed-video" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="424" height="421"></embed></object><br /><br />also, it's adorable that she drank the califas water that has suddenly caused a lot of people to come down with a case of the behbehs. at least she's reading books like "<a href="http://www.akpress.org/2007/items/mymotherwearscombatboots">my mother wears combat boots</a>." QFC.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/05/dime-si-te-causo-una-revolucion.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-8687439789137053324Tue, 04 May 2010 04:41:00 +00002010-05-03T22:29:28.932-07:00calacaspilar diazukelelevideosreally really?seriously, this arizona stuff has gotten way out of hand. being from a state that everyone puts through the shitter, i do have some sympathy for the people of arizona, but my goodness...the change which you guys have tried to put into effect within the past two weeks has been pretty fucking amazing.<br /><br />wow. just wow.<br /><br />it's so ridiculous i don't even want to really comment on it. so i'll post some more uke love from my favorite chilean valley girl, pilar diaz, who has some thoughts on this subject matter.<br /><br />this is her new video for "ilegal en estyle." the song is a probably a couple of years old by now, but definitely very timely for the silly <span style="font-size:78%;">(<a href="http://maldef.org/news/releases/maldef_aclu_nilc_announce_04292010/">illegal</a>)</span> nonsense that is going on in arizona.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="280"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/gb31tef-yvQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/gb31tef-yvQ&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="400" height="280"></embed></object><br /><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ilegal En Estyle</span></p><p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Yo no cruzo la frontera con mis tenis marca brinca me llevan al norte<br /> En avión sin bigotes en tur bus, no a pata<br /> No correr<br /> No correr</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Ilegal En Estyle</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Aunque sea una persona de ultima moda<br /> La gente me persigue por otra cosa,<br /> Nado en la piscina, no en el río<br /> Es un frío y todo lo que es tuyo, es mío<br /> Lo que es tuyo, es mío<br /> Lo que es tuyo, es mío<br /> Lo que es mío, es tuyo</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Otra realidad, ser un ilegal</span></p>um, did yall see that calaca on the back of her ride? raaaaad! and yah, so is the song.<br /><br />hearts y halos y todo y erreting.<br /><br />BVPVhttp://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/05/really-really.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-6304452765825709242Fri, 30 Apr 2010 03:31:00 +00002010-04-29T20:33:32.264-07:00ukelelevideosukelele lovey'all know i love the uke. here's a cute video with a red shaped ukulele. waaaaaat? so cute!<br /><br /><object width="445" height="364"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/EJxvZG-oaJM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/EJxvZG-oaJM&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b&amp;border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="445" height="364"></embed></object><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">cross posted at <a href="http://neattastic.blogspot.com">neattastic</a></span>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/04/ukelele-love.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-8330330528671224946Fri, 23 Apr 2010 06:58:00 +00002010-04-23T00:51:22.900-07:004ggood morning everybodytea love"i want to scratch you when you've got an itch..."<span style="font-size:78%;">Now playing: <a href="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/girl+in+a+coma/track/ill+ask+him" title="'Girl In A Coma - I'll Ask Him' - open on FoxyTunes Planet">Girl In A Coma - I'll Ask Him</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;font-size:10px;" >via <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/" title="FoxyTunes - Web of music at your fingertips">FoxyTunes</a></span> </span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">----------------<br />Now playing: <a href="http://www.foxytunes.com/artist/girl+in+a+coma/track/el+monte" title="'Girl In A Coma - El Monte' - open on FoxyTunes Planet">Girl In A Coma - El Monte</a><br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153); font-style: italic;font-size:10px;" >via <a style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102);" href="http://www.foxytunes.com/signatunes/" title="FoxyTunes - Web of music at your fingertips">FoxyTunes</a></span> </span><br /><br />i'm constantly surprised and utterly delighted.<br />you show me, "it could all be so simple."<br />the water was ready,<br />and the water was hot.<br />i guess i really am a simple girl, am i not?<br /><br />i continue to melt, daily.<br />gathering into a sweet clear pool on the ground.<br />i move and i change,<br />the water inside unfailingly growing and swelling<br />in the slight humid breeze the day-to-day brings.<br /><br />i remain lassoed in by that one look,<br />that one day months ago in the early morning sun.<br />those infamously adorable crinkles illuminated<br />not by its rays,<br />but by the light from yours.<br /><br />you continue to challenge me in ways<br />i thought were forever closed.<br />and instead now i find myself<br />awake<br />and wanting<br />"to scratch you when you've got an itch."http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-want-to-scratch-you-when-youve-got.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-5986746178381085411Tue, 30 Mar 2010 05:36:00 +00002010-03-29T22:44:08.904-07:00bostich + fussibleel presentejulieta venegasmashin' it up!JV + B&amp;F = radness.<br /><br />a lil' rad quirky musical cacophony, all while keeping the thread of puro mexicano sound in the background? yes plz.<br /><br />ssssheck it out. "el presente es el único que tenemos..."<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/JOlfwcDURKU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/JOlfwcDURKU&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;color1=0x5d1719&amp;color2=0xcd311b" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />did i mention i'm going to see JV - B&amp;F = OAK? um, yah. it'll (still) be the radness.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/03/mashin-it-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-3224415714557823596Sat, 20 Mar 2010 07:17:00 +00002010-03-20T10:11:57.524-07:00alexanielliott smithlpnew memoriesnew yorkputting to rest stuff that needs to stay in the pastdown in the texas of my heart.../...wont you be an outlaw for my love?<span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >drivin' a really big truck<br />headed down a dirt road<br />my love is scrunchin' up its features<br />really big eyes<br />big lips<br />big nose<br /><br />just show me a moment that is mine<br />its beauty blinding and unsurpassed<br />make me forget every moment that went by<br />and left me so half-hearted<br />cuz i felt it so half-assed</span><br /><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" id="lalaSongEmbed" height="70" width="220"><param name="movie" value="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><param name="allowNetworking" value="all"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><param name="flashvars" value="songLalaId=2089951738432131962&amp;host=www.lala.com&amp;partnerId=membersong.32475%40245898"><embed id="lalaSongEmbed" name="lalaSongEmbed" src="http://www.lala.com/external/flash/SingleSongWidget.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" wmode="transparent" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" flashvars="songLalaId=2089951738432131962&amp;host=www.lala.com&amp;partnerId=membersong.32475%40245898" height="70" width="220"></embed></object><div style="font-size: 9px; margin-top: 2px;"><a href="http://www.lala.com/song/2089951738432131962" title="half-assed - Ani DiFranco" target="_blank">half-assed - Ani DiFranco</a></div><br /><br />i think i've said before a few times how i sometimes cannot think in my own words if a lot of things are swimming around me like sharks. so sometimes i can better get to the bottom of them if some songs are around.<br /><br />i had my headphones plugged in to meet up with a bikey chica tonight, and gaaaaaaadammn. things were clickin into place. and that was just cause of a few ani songs/alex chilton passing away.<br /><br />now i feel its necessary to split my thoughts because i don't really know why i'm thinking of both of these songs at the same time. these feeling things don't always make a lot of sense, ya know?<br /><br />ani:<br /><br />ani reminds me of college, because that's when the CEBFF and i met and discovered her together. we followed her up and down the east coast &amp; saw some really great shows together.<br /><br />when life happened and an incident occurred where the CEBFF and i were abruptly no longer BFF [sad face], ani became like a horrible disgusting blistering sunburned wart that would bubble whenever heard. no thanks, i would say.<br /><br />however, i knew i wasn't being true to myself because, for all the whatever memories, ani is still a fantastic songwriter, and i'm so glad to have seen her when i was 18-2x (x only cause i no memeber the last time i saw her. me thinks 23?)<br /><br />in particular, i remember the first time i saw her in central park. and she brought tears to my eyes as the sun was fading around the horizon rushing to the west coast. i looked up, saw the stars start to sparkle on the perfectly degreed and clear summer evening while a tear fell down my cheek. this woman and her music moved me so much, i was hooked.<br /><br />one day recently i revisited her newer songs. my thoughts were, "hmmmmmmmm, if i liked her back when i was younger, chances are strong i will still like ani for her songwriting again..." and yah, i was right.<br /><br />and between ani the younger and ani the latter comes alex chilton.<br /><br />alex chilton:<br /><br />so...alex chiton passed away a couple of days ago. and ever since, this is what i've had in my head:<br /><br />("how about a cover? how about a cover of a big star song? yah!" -- this is how the live version goes)<br /><br /><object width="320" height="265"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/I6CTSxgANL4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/I6CTSxgANL4&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0xe1600f&color2=0xfebd01" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="320" height="265"></embed></object><br /><br />back nearly a decade, and certainly a lifetime, ago, the above version of elliott smith's cover of thirteen was our song.<br /><br />"wont you tell yr dad, get off my back/<br />tell him what we said about paint it black/<br />rock &amp; roll is here to stay/...<br />... <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">wont you tell me what yr thinking of...</span> <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">would you be an outlaw for my love...?"</span><br /><br />those last two lines have haunted me more than any other two lines in song lyrics that i have heard so far with my own ears. those two lines, for us, me and the redacted, meant so so so much.<br /><br />the redacted told me once way in the beginning of all we would be facing, all that shit we would have to put up with from families and from other people. and were we sure we were going to do this? we held hands, swallowed hard and jumped off the cliff together. outlaws indeed.<br /><br />and now the redacted is gone, and that is ok.<br />and now alex chilton is gone, and that is ok.<br /><br />and i just needed to say this. and that is ok.<br /><br />the connection between ani and alex? i guess just stringing together new memories from older painful times. and new memories are all i care to concentrate on at the moment. being around other positive people, creating more and new positive times.<br /><br />R.I.P. alex chilton. thank you for bringing your music into the world. thank you for influencing a generation of indie rockers that have carried on your legacy.<br /><br />and i suppose it's fitting to put those other memories to rest and have them reside in the past where they belong. may they too rest in peace.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/03/down-in-texas-of-my-heartwont-you-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-5691952183627591927Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:59:00 +00002010-03-02T05:09:05.478-08:00co-brogolden gate parklpmama texicanmemoriesnycparksrunningsan franciscobirthdaze and thingsthis past week was my birthday. i haven't celebrated my birthday in two years. these years are the lost years that i hope to never repeat (actions-wise), but they do hold a well of learning lessons to continually draw from.<br /><br />as such, this year, now that i feel like more of a functioning member of society again, i decided it was ok to talk about it and mention that yah, i like birthdays. let's celebrate.<br /><br />my family is full of february babies. i think there's nearly 10 people in the course of 8 days that have birthdays. the mama texican, her twin, my cousin, my aunt, three cousins and myself and another cousin, the co-bro. phew.<br /><br />a cute aside, the mama texican's bday is 7 days before mine. every year she says i was her favorite birthday present. i will never tire of hearing that. :)<br /><br />here are the co-bro and i acting our shoe size, not our ages... 364 days and 2000 miles can't separate the silliness that connects us no matter where we are in the world.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4394183400/" title="364 days by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4060/4394183400_a6eb99c11a_m.jpg" alt="364 days" height="121" width="240" /></a><br /><br />thanks to <a href="http://changeyourliferideabike.blogspot.com/2010/02/i-read-your-blog.html">meli and the bikey blog girl crew</a>, they <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33353980@N07/4391863062/">surprised the hell out of me on thursday night</a>. i was very touched. thanks guys! :)<br /><br />one thing i appreciate getting easier with each notch on the odometer is that one anniversary i thought would be inextricably linked to that day is getting less and less so. i guess i'm still processing over that, and thus so a myriad of song lyrics flooded my head, as is wont to do when i have trouble articulating precise thoughts. which happens often since i think i tend to feel feelings and not apply logic to them because, really, there's no point. does not compute.<br /><br />anyway, i'll share just a few of those lyrics that have been in the rainy day mix that describe what i was thinking this past week:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >and all i find are souvenirs from better times<br />before the gleam<br />of your taillights heading east<br />to find yourself a better life.<br />...when i stumbled upon pictures i tried to forget<br />and that's how this idea was drilled into my head<br />cause it's too important to stay the way its been<br />there's no blame for how our love did slowly fade<br />and now that's it's gone<br />it's like it wasn't there at all<br />and here i rest where<br />disappointment and regret<br />collide.<br />lying awake at night."</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:78%;" >-- title and registration, death cab for cutie</span><br /><br />the "picture i stumbled upon" was a piece of writing as it were. i'll share just a bit:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >i know i'm not alone in saying i'm so over this winter. i have to remind myself why i'm on this coast right now. i'm not sure if i can, but i close my eyes and admit i have one romantic winter antecdote.<br />...<br />so we just walk around (the village) holding hands cause we're cold and cause we can. then we stumble on many many an italian restaurant (and one southwestern joint) and decide on a little teeny italian place with a little gay boy couple in it. we order a mini bottle of spanish wine, eat amazing veggie italian and then leave quite a bit later. we make our way to magnolia bakery and get some birthday cupcakes. i was nicely surprised that they have candles there too! so we kiss in the bakery and [REDACTED] whispers, "happy birthday baby" in my ear. the bakery is a nice hideout from the cold; it's warmed by the ovens which fogs up the windows. so it's a little sexy being in there where it's warm, humid and surrounded by all the sweets. we bounce outside and kiss again, forgetting the temp is in the 20s. we catch a cab on a cobblestone street and snuggle while we race over the brooklyn bridge towards our apt. when a night like that happens, it's just magical to be in the city. corny? yes. but if you're in love, who's cares?<span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><span style="font-size:100%;">it's now more than 7 years later. those 5 years worth of anniversaries are on the east coast where they belong. i can look back and think about the good times and not have it necessarily be as emotionally taxing as it once was. thank god.<br /><br />took a long time, but i'm glad it's here. it'll only get easier i suspect. as these things tend to turn out...<br /><br />now on the west coast, there are no more snow filled februraries. instead, the sun is shining through my window, a natural alarm clock if i've ever had one. i'm wearing a tshirt waiting for friends to take a jog in one of the most beautiful city parks i've ever stepped foot in. life right now is good. and i'm so happy. if i could hug life, i think i would. since i can't, i'll just hug people instead cause it's fun being hugged back. ;)<br /></span></span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/02/birthdaze-and-things.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-3353286210120993896Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:06:00 +00002010-02-08T22:19:54.030-08:00ferniehayes valleymission lifethree musketeerstunaticthe third musketeer!a few posts ago i told the love i have of my <a href="http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-brother-from-another-mother.html">brother from another mutha</a>, mr. tuna. well, this one, fernie flowers, is the third member in our musketeer crew.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4320419497/" title="fernie flowers by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2702/4320419497_c9050c03d0.jpg" alt="fernie flowers" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /><br />he came to town not that long ago. we hung out in hayes valley and just watched the world go by as i sipped some cawfee. observed some african beats while an old man offered his coat to his female companion. saw little girls kicking a soccer ball around, saw dogsdogsdogs and lots of smiles.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4321153000/" title="fernie and me by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4053/4321153000_da80e429c0.jpg" alt="fernie and me" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /><br />we walked around, got a bike light for me and then we passed by the place that tuna, fernie and i first worked together during law school. i don't have that pic, but fernie does.<br /><br />i miss those guys and am happy they can come to visit every now and then! (more nows please, kthx.)<br /><br />so thanks for all the good times and memories you two baboons. can't wait to make some more :)http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/02/third-musketeer.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-5294308165051166519Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:53:00 +00002010-02-08T22:16:25.285-08:00bobertinajukeboxpinball machinestrippy lightsdon't cry for me....bobertinahhhhawhile ago i <a href="http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2007/09/in-jukebox-of-her-memory.html">fell hard and fast</a> for someone who fell hard and fast for me. we were attached at the hip for a few months, and i knew it was going way too fast to have any chance of sustaining this furious pace. when we parted, it broke my heart in a zillion little pieces.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4315493222/" title="A Calculating Catterpillar by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2730/4315493222_7b0d3c9f71_o.jpg" alt="A Calculating Catterpillar" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />why do i talk about this now? well, bobertina, as he has been recently coined, was OBSESSED with pinball machines and 80s arcades. he had a few in his house and was constantly tinkering around with them trying to make them work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4315943923/" title="1 comic by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4315943923_89296da963_b.jpg" alt="1 comic" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />the other day i went to a bar with punchy. i was, for some reason, mesmerized with this spiderman pinball machine.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4315938113/" title="spidey pinball machine by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4315938113_a579d480c4_b.jpg" alt="spidey pinball machine" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />it was pretty trippy.<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4316673376/" title="spidey pinball machine by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4316673376_957af1482c_b.jpg" alt="spidey pinball machine" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4316675794/" title="spidey pinball machine by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4316675794_2a13051e4e_b.jpg" alt="spidey pinball machine" height="400" width="300" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4315943355/" title="spidey pinball machine by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4016/4315943355_54fb6c6c63_b.jpg" alt="spidey pinball machine" height="300" width="400" /></a><br /></div><br />i would have been able to stare at it for hours, but i felt i was being rude to punchy. so i didn't.<br /><br />and the growing part for me, was that i didn't make the bobertina connection until after i got home. but i do think i wouldn't be true to myself had i not at least acknowledged the connection.<br /><br />but seriously, those lights are trippppy and fascinating.http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/01/dont-cry-for-mebobertinahhhh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-8609323040723513389Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:37:00 +00002010-01-24T10:41:44.268-08:00good timeslady beemission lifepizza making with lady beeon MLK day i went over to my friend, lady bee's house. we looked over some work stuff, social justice work is never done. talked about it a bit, then noticed rumblerumble in our tummies.<br /><br />she had had a pizza making party i couldn't attend, but she had some leftover dough. i brought some garlic, spinach and mushrooms. she had carmelized onion, roasted red pepper and artichoke hearts. nomnommy.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299124811/" title="pizzahhh. homemade. nomnomnom. by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4299124811_0c92cf0e8e.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="pizzahhh. homemade. nomnomnom." /></a><br />pizzahhh. homemade.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299124961/" title="dough re miiiiiiii by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4299124961_c989fe432f_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="dough re miiiiiiii" /></a><br />dough re miiiiiiii<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299125151/" title="tortillas? not quite. by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2751/4299125151_ef2fae282c.jpg" width="300" height="400" alt="tortillas? not quite." /></a><br />tortillas? not quite.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299873480/" title="slapslapslap it out by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4299873480_de87a91859_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="slapslapslap it out" /></a><br />slapslapslap it out<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299125571/" title="almost nomnommy time by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4009/4299125571_08491260e1_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="almost nomnommy time" /></a><br />almost nomnommy time<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299125733/" title="pizza flats by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4047/4299125733_7654df3e36_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="pizza flats" /></a><br />pizza flats<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299874006/" title="saucy by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4014/4299874006_0a5db93c8a_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="saucy" /></a><br />saucy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299126051/" title="veggie pizzas. by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4299126051_e5c43c794b_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="veggie pizzas. " /></a><br />veggie pizzas<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299874392/" title="byebye. see you soon. by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2682/4299874392_101b0ca0ce_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="byebye. see you soon. " /></a><br />byebye. see you soon.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299874572/" title="peel the pizza by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2737/4299874572_0ea22e812f_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="peel the pizza" /></a><br />peel the pizza<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4299126769/" title="it's ready. it's perfect. by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2762/4299126769_213cfcc1fc_b.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="it's ready. it's perfect." /></a><br />it's ready. it's perfect.<br /></div><br />it was pretty yummy. i also don't normally drink soda, but lady bee said that soda and pizza is a good new york thing (lady bee was born and raised in nyc). i like beer with my pizza, but it was way too early for such things.<br /><br />to good food making times with friends. one of my favorite things to do. :)http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/01/pizza-making-with-lady-bee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1540704385368234625.post-1676764275044246868Thu, 21 Jan 2010 07:27:00 +00002010-01-20T23:56:12.013-08:00brother from another motherlady beemission lifetunaticmy brother from another mothertuna looney tunes was in SF for a few hours and graced us with his rare presence. <div><br /></div><div>i miss him. i've known him since 2004. we've been pretty good buddies ever since :)</div><div><br /></div><div>we've both got boos, we both live in other places, and i guess these things take up a lot of our time. but every time we get together, we can get as serious and talk about racial politics in california or issues in the law or how to take the bar OR we can get as silly and ridiculous as we both possibly can in front of another person.</div><div><br /></div><div>he's got quite a way with words, even if english escapes him sometimes and he pulls out a crowd favorite quote: <i>oh, please excuse me, english is my second language. </i></div><div><br /></div><div>so, here's to my lil' bro from anotha mutha. a sequence from our short evening together with lady b. one quote of the year so far was: "how many times have we gotten drunk together? a lot, huh?"</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4291924445/" title="Valen-huh? by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4291924445_68db38df16.jpg" width="400" height="300" alt="Valen-huh?" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4291924445/" title="Valen-huh? by calitexican, on Flickr"></a>oh hai, we're looking at something in the distance.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:monospace;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:monospace;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4291920559/" title="SVN hooligans by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2727/4291920559_c573910862_o.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="SVN hooligans" /></a></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:monospace;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4291920559/" title="SVN hooligans by calitexican, on Flickr"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">oh hai, i'm looking at shadows. tuna says, huh?</span></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;font-size:13px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4292671402/" title="Me, Tee y Bee by calitexican, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4292671402_ae935ee778.jpg" width="400" height="400" alt="Me, Tee y Bee" /></a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" white-space: pre-wrap; font-family:monospace;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/calitexican/4292671402/" title="Me, Tee y Bee by calitexican, on Flickr"></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">lady b is like, enough already. gnight fooooos.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:monospace;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre-wrap; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:georgia;">and with that, i must say good night. love you toones y lady bee! wheeee :)</span></span></span></div><div></div>http://calitexican.blogspot.com/2010/01/my-brother-from-another-mother.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (calitexican)0